culture shock #100 perhaps

i miss the idea of a brotherhood/sisterhood and a community... so much :(

walakin, praise be to Allah for everything!

note to self: please adapt soon to this new chapter of your life... and be thankful always.


Eid ul-fitr prayer, 2009

awekz

alhamdulilah. after 10 years of going to the pet store and wishing and hoping to just adopt one, we finally have one to call ours :) how can someone throw such a precious little creature away... we watch her being thrown away at the masjid by the owner and decided to take her home.



blurrryyyy. but's she's a cat.
she doesn't know how to stop and smile for the camera.

fi'amanillah.

2:156

In His name, most Gracious, most Merciful.

when will all this phobia of a religion stop?
...and the oneness of a brotherhood start?
who does the First Amendment apply to?
...and shall action be taken now?

...now they want to a small town Muslim's cemetery to be shutdown?
it isn't a religion of colors,
nor of clothing,
neither is it a religion of buildings,
and not of facial hair,
but it is a religion of worshipping.

"Truly to God we belong, and to Him shall we return." (Quran 2:156)

dare

i dare you,
to define love...

no, not those nonsense young love...
but true, unconditional love.
the one that's eternal and everlasting.

have you caught yourself catching the tears from your eyes,
did you find yourself reminded of love every time you do something,
or see someone or touch something?
then now,
i dare you,
to define love...

"cinta itu memberi, cinta itu mendengar, cinta itu berkorban, cinta itu tanggungjawab, cinta itu mendoakan dan cinta itu memaafkan."

weakest of the weak

in His name, most Gracious, most Merciful.

has the worries and wonders of this world gotten the best of her?
will the words of thanks hide itself,
allow not the prayers from the heart to mute,

bring her back to the ultimate goals,
let this all just be stations of this life,
continuing the search for that perfect destination.

let only the greatest of love to touch her,
light for her only the brightest of light towards You,
and feed her only the sweetest of honey.

oh her Sustainer, forgive her for many of her weaknesses, for the most weakest are the ones who strives only to be among the people of Your castle.

fi'amanillah.

"Our Lord!" (they say), "Let nor our hearts deviate now after Thou hast guided us, but grant us mercy from Thine own Presence; for Thou art the Grantor of bounties without measure." (Al-Quran 3:8)

search

is there such things a perfect timing...
                                           ...or is it just instinct

what i know is that,  i'll continue to search.

fi'amanillah.

Sesungguhnya- Raihan

bismillah.

namun cinta tak kan hadir,
namun rindu tak akan berbunga,


jika tidak mengharap rahmatMu,
jika tidak menagih simpati,


padaMu ya Allah.




fi'amanillah.

brightly above

star shining still after a million years.
reach his naked eyes,
bring about sparkles,
i wonder if i will shine,
in a million years from now.

will he look above,
trace the figure of my body,
or will i have to wait to be discovered.

the discovery of a star,
others will continue to search for,
but i hope he will never forget,
the sparkles i shine,
brightly above.